of their surviving -- [inaudible] >> what this government has done is pre-k's first of all give the biggest increase. we have kept the cold weather payments at the highest level. we are replacing with the energy -- and help something like 80,000 houses a year, this new plan could help up to 230 thousand houses. that is what we are doing. it is a record we should be proud of. >> 90 mr. speaker. and prime minister should know that the os of recently released figures, 24,000 cold- weather deaths, the majority of those who perished were over the age of 75. does he think his government should do more to help the elderly and vulnerable and less

to help millionaires with tax cut question mark >> we are doing more to help the elderly. a record increase in the basic state pension. bigger than what the party opposite would have done with their roles. keeping the cold weather payments at the higher level. the last rt only introduced before the election. keeping our promise. taking all of those steps and making sure that energy companies will have to put people on the lowest. that is a record we should be proud of. >> my constituency is enduring something hideous. thanks to the european union. with my right honorable friend remind us that the british economy -- businesses far less able to cope with --

>> my honorable friend is absolutely right. as mrs. are complaining about the burden of regulation. not just from europe, but more generally. that is why we should be fighting in europe for more flexible europe and a europe where received regulations come off. the view of the party opposite is to sit back, do nothing, and never listen to the british people or business minds. >> order. >> you have been watching prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. western time airs live on c- span2 every wednesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern, when the house of commons is in session. and again on sunday nights. watch anytime at c-span.org. you can find video of past prime ministers questions and other british public affairs programs. next, president obama, vice

president biden, the first lady and jill biden speak to donors before tomorrow's inauguration ceremony. >> a good evening,. thank you so much for joining us tonight. more than that, thank you for the kindness, friendship, and support that you have shown us since we began this long journey together. we would not be here without your help. that means so much to me and jill. joe and i are thrilled. i know you feel the same way, to have barack obama as our president for another four years. [applause]and michelle as first lady. [applause]i may be a little biased, but i cannot think of a better man than my husband to

help our president lead our country for the next four years. [applause]as long as he has the privilege of serving this nation, i know that joe will keep fighting for american people every day. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming my husband, our vice president, joe biden. [applause]>> hello. i am joe biden, husbands, and i am delighted to be with you all here. let me begin with the simplest of statements. thank you. thank you, thank you, thank you. you are the only reason that we are here. thank you for support, thank you for being here, and most of all , thank you for being -- believing in us. ladies and gentlemen, i have been honored to serve as vice president. but i have been especially

honored to serve as a rock obama's vice president. this man has already done a remarkable job. historic health care reform, to supreme court appointees, ending the war in the rack -- iraq and about two and the war in afghanistan, and staying to enforce lately -- stating forthrightly his support for marriage equality. i want you to know something else about this guy. he is just getting started. [applause]he is just getting started. in the weeks and months ahead, we are going to reduce gun violence here in america. we are going to pass comprehensive immigration reform. we are going to put this nation

's economy on a sustainable path to the future. ladies and gentlemen, it is my great honor to introduce you to a magnificent first lady, michelle obama and the guy she hangs out with, my friend, president barack obama. [applause]hey. [applause]i thought you weren't coming out! i thought you weren't coming. but you changed your mind. [applause]>> hi, everybody. [applause]excuse our tardiness, but you know what? when stevie wonder has a few words to say to you, you don't

rush stevie wonder. pardon our delay. [applause]thank you so much. thank you for that kind introduction. more importantly, thank you for your leadership. [applause]i love joe biden. [applause]i love jill a little bit more. [laughter]but i want to thank you both for making this journey so much more fun. our families have bonded and this has just been a phenomenal four years. i am ready to do four mark with both of you. -- four more with both of you. most of all, i want to thank all of you here tonight for everything you have done to bring this inauguration to life.

this weekend has been such a wonderful celebration for our people, and for the future, and we know that none of it could have happened without all of you. that is why it is so important for all of us to be here and spend some time with you. this weekend, as we look ahead to the next four years, we should absolutely take some time to truly enjoy this next few days. the last one was kind of fast. we have all agreed we are going to take some time to just read in and enjoy it. let's also remember that this inauguration is about more than all of the events that we will all enjoy this weekend. it is about more than swearing in a president. it is about more than what we accomplished together over the next four years. it is also low out -- also

about the opportunity we have to make a difference in people's lives. [applause]the truth is, it is about our opportunity to continue to lift up our families, to help more of our children achieve their dreams, and to put our country on a solid foundation, not just for these next few years, but for generations to come. tonight, let us rededicate ourselves to that work. let us keep building on the progress that we have made, and let's keep working and fighting and pushing forward. forward. [applause]forward. to make the real changes happen. that is what this man, my husband, has been doing for the last four years. [applause]and let me tell you, it has just been a true thrill to watch this handsome, charming, individual grow into

the man and the president that he is. we have seen him every single day, his integrity, his character, his sense of humor -- [laughter]his compassion, his courage, and no matter what the obstacle, we have seen him be so steady facing the challenges that lie ahead. as always, held true to one, unwavering belief. that is that we love this country and we can all work together to change it. so, ladies and gentlemen, it is my distinct honor and pleasure to welcome the love of my life, and our president for the next four years, barack obama. [applause][cheers and applause] >> hello, everybody. good evening.

first of all, i love michelle obama. [applause]and to address the most significant events of this .eekend, i love her bangs wh she looks good. she always looks good. as president, you make a lot of important decisions. probably the most important decision is who is going to be your partner during the course of your presidency. there have been some decisions i got right, some, maybe folks might question. one decision i know was absolutely correct, absolutely

spot on, was my choice of vice president. i could not have a better partner than joe biden. and joe biden could not have a better partner than dr. jill biden. we love these folks. give them a round of applause. [applause]some of you may have heard the story of andrew jackson zenon girl reception. party goers -- andrew jackson's reception.r-olnaugural i also want to thank the source for their outstanding entertainment. the u.s. navy see chanters and the guy who has been known to

make pretty good music, mr. stevie wonder. [applause]i am delivering another speech tomorrow. so, tonight i am going to be pretty brief. there are a limited amount of good lines, and i do not want to use them all up tonight. my main purpose tonight is to say thank you. as i look out on the rim, -- room, we have people of all walks of life. every state, city, suburb. eagle who have invested so much heart, soul, time, money, energy, and one of the things that made this campaign unique was the degree of investment and ownership people had in this common object of hours. you understood this was not just

about the candidate. not just about joe biden or barack obama. this was about us. who we are as a nation. what values we cherish. how hard we are willing to fight to make sure those values live, not just for today, but for future generations. all of you here understood and were committed to the basic notion that, when we put our shoulders to the wheel of history, it moves. it moves forward. that is part of what we celebrate when we come together for inauguration. yesterday americans in all 50 states took part in a national day of service. tomorrow, hundreds of thousands will join us in the national mall. what the non-duration reminds us of is the role we have as

fellow citizens -- inauguration reminds us of is the role we have as fellow citizens. the sense that there is something larger than ourselves. that gives shape and meaning to our lives. the theme of this years inauguration is our people and our future. throughout my career, that has always given me energy and inspiration and hope, what has allowed me to stand up when i have been knocked down our folks like you. the decency, the goodness, the resilience. the neighborliness. the patriotism. the sense of duty, the sense of responsibility, of the american people. you have inspired me throughout. whenever i think about the challenges that joe and i, jill and michele face, we know that

we stand amongst friends and colleagues and fellow citizens. and that the work is not just ours, we are working together. i just want to say thank you. thank you very much. [applause]thank you. and i want all of you to know that even as we celebrate over the next couple of days, and feel free to stay up as late as you want, tomorrow is not a school night. make sure to bundle up. although, it won't be as cold as it was four years ago. make sure you know that what we are celebrating is not the

election or swearing in of a president, what we are doing is celebrating each other. and celebrating this incredible nation that we call home. and after we celebrate, let's make sure to work as hard as he can -- as we can to pass on an america that is worthy, not only of our past, but also of our future. god bless you. i love you. we will see you tomorrow. [applause]♪ ♪

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>> tonight on c-span, a look at today's official swearing-in ceremonies. vice president joe biden takes the oath of office from justice sonia soto mayor. then, president barack obama sworn in by chief justice john roberts. >> ladies and gentlemen, the

vice president of the united states, accompanied by justice sonia sotomayor. [applause] >> the vice president has asked that we bless the occasion with prayer. so, let us pray. the profit micah reclaims did you have been told, mortal, what is good, and what the board requires a view, only to do justice and love goodness,

walking calmly with your god. gracious god, we ask your blessing on your servant, joseph, as he renews the pledge he made to his country. in all the complexities that, this world, give us your wisdom so that he can know what is good and give him the courage to always do what is right. walk close by him so that he can do justice and labored tirelessly for a more just and gentle world. empower him to be a voice for those without a voice. for those on the margins, so easily overlooked, you will judge us all for how we care for those among us. continue to give him the humility to call upon him in times of need and with the gift of faith given to him by his church and family, help him to always know of your presence.

lord, protect our president and vice president in their service to us all. we thank you for the blessings of peace and liberty. we honor the sacrifices of so many in our foreign service and civil service, to safeguard these blessings daily. we renew our pledge how as citizens to join them in that noble labor, to always work for the common good and help us to set aside self-interest and meet one another on the common ground to which you call us. q, generous god, have given us so much. we humbly offer these gifts for the good of others and how the greater glory, amen. >> mr. vice-president, are you ready? >> i am. >> please repeat after me.

i, joseph r. biden jr. do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. [repeats] against all enemies foreign and domestic [repeats] then i will bear of faith and allegiance to the same and take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. [repeats] i will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office of which i am about to enter repeats] so help me god. [repeats] >> congratulations. [applause]

>> madam justice, these as some of my friends. [laughter] i want to explain to you what a wonderful and honor it was, how much out of her way she had to go. she is due in new york and has to leave right now. i apologize, we will walk out to her car, waiting, so that she can catch a train if i have not caused her to miss it. i am going to meet the president in the traditional laying a wreath at the tomb over at arlington.

i will be back, they tell me, in 40 minutes. i hope that some of you will still be here. i thank you very, very much for sharing this moment with my wife and i. madam justice, it has been a great honor. thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [inaudible conversation]

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>> please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i do solemnly swear [repeats] that i will faithfully execute [repeats] the office of the president of the united states [repeats] and will to the best of my ability [repeats] preserve, protect and defend [repeats] the constitution of the united states [repeats] so help me god. [repeats] >> congratulations. >> thank you. [applause]

>> i did it. thank you, everybody. >> i solemnly swear -- >> monday, the 57 presidential inauguration as president obama begins his second term. what the public inaugural ceremonies with the swearing in at noon at the u.s. capitol and other festivities, including the capitol luncheon and the afternoon parade. live coverage begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. throughout the day, joined the conversation by phone, and facebook and twitter, hashtag #inau 2013.

>> early today, the political action group emily's list hosted a lunch for newly elected senators and congressman. the 113th congress consists of a record 120 women in the u.s. senate. this is about 45 minutes. [applause] good morning, everyone. thank you very much. good morning, everyone. thank you. this being a sunday morning, i want to begin by saying that this is the day got has made -- let us rejoice and be glad. let us rejoice and be glad that as we gather here today in the

white house, barack obama is being sworn in officially as the president said the united states. [applause] that earlier this day, joe biden was sworn in as vice president of the united states. [applause] and tomorrow, tomorrow it will be ceremonial, but today it is official. what a great day. and what a great day that we are successing emily's list in strength and numbers -- winning leading the way. isn't that exciting? 15 more women in the united states senate. that is remarkable. listis cycle, emily's helped 18 more democratic women in the house, bringing our no. 261 women in the house. you hear a lot about the people saying, how was it republicans -- not to be partisan -- how

some people are going to reach women voters? we are asking them to serve. we're asking them to have a seat at the table. that is why of the congress of police phew the united states that was just sworn in two weeks ago there was a minority congress fear. for fifththey have a seat at the head of the table. they have at the head of the table. a majority of aren't members --

carry our ranking members. not only do they have a seat at the table, they have a seat at the head of the table. i want to thank stephanie and emily's list. isn't she spectacular? she was talking about a strategic thinking. we're talking about success. none of this would be possible without this. thank you for being so wonderful. what this has done in its history has been chance formative for our country. -- transformative for our country. there are making people more aware. every issue is our issue. a two-year anniversary of lilly ledbetter legislation.

[applause] now we have an agenda to go forward if women are in the congress and committee. we will have to deal with issues like the safety of our children. thank you for making this a part of your agenda. you will have to be dealing with the issue that relates to violence against women. we need to pass that legislation. we have to deal with jobs.

i want to say a personal thanks. if we did not have some many women in the congress we never we have 2014 coming up next, and want to elect many women to the congress. if we did not have some many women in the congress, we would never have had the first woman speaker of the house. thank you for that. but just listening to the baptist church gospel choir and taking our lead from them, when

i saw the video, 2016, our hopes for 2014 -- taking a leave from them, you have not seen nothing yet. having strength and numbers for helping to change the playing field. i promise you this. it increases the level of civility in politics. we will change the environment in which politics is being conducted. we will elect many more women to public office. that is a very good thing for our country. >> out as a young mother.

>> are you emily? >> hello. i'm elizabeth warren. [applause] about 25 years ago,i got a solicitation letter from a group of women who said they were getting organized to get more women elected for public office. i thought that is a powerful idea. about 25 years later. people are taught about how i

should grow wings and fly. she said he should do this. i can show you how and i can promise if you do emily's list will be with you every step of the way. i am the senator from the commonwealth of massachusetts. >> i am claire mccaskill. emily's list is a pretty powerful idea.

i am emily. [applause] mccaskill.re the energy in this room is amazing. i am taking it with me. i will draw upon it many times over the next six years when there are tough votes ahead. many people heard of todd akin before i was a senator or a statewide official. i was the daughter of the first woman ever elected to the council in the town i grew up in. i knew what it took. it was not a mystery. willing to take risks and hard work. before anyone had heard of todd

akin, she said she could not win. the terrain is too tough in a red state like misery. -- missouri. i said i have a plan. they did not listen. many did not return my calls. then there was emily's list. they listened. they returned my calls. stephanie and her team of hundreds and thousands of women across the country said we support what you are doing. we understand your plan. they got it. if this helps the extreme type a and when the republican primary that could be a gift for every candidates in the country by exposing his extreme views to the united states of america.

it worked. emily's list, the power of many. they stand for the proposition. a little bit can mean a lot. they work the voters. they talk to women voters. they gave us strength and support. i thank you all from the bottom of my heart. i am very proud to be emily. [applause] >> good morning. i was raised the kansas city, missouri. when i think of morning i expect a response. good morning. i am from kansas city. i have gotten to work at emily's list for several years

where i was able to support and recruit candidates. the results are always there. when anything i was asked to do was to step up. this year i got to serve on the presidential election campaign. many people ask how you deal with women's outreach into is

the money. -- and who is emily? i often say i came by it honestly. i stand here on the shoulders of the women who come before here who never thought they could see an african-american president. stand up. who is emily? i am family. -- emily. i know all of you are emily, too. [applause] >> good morning. you might be surprised to hear a man named jack say "i am emily." i work at the gay and lesbian victory fund. we learned a lot from emily's

list about how to recruit and support candidates. i met no bigger fighters for progressive values in emily's list women. victory fund supported 180 candidates at all levels. nothing was like the pinnacle of all those races when we teamed up with emily's list to help elect the first out senator in the history of the united states. the partnership between emily's list and victory fund was like nothing we had done before. we made history. when tammy baldwin was elected

in madison, wisconsin that glass ceiling shattered. it was amazing. the first woman senator in the history of wisconsin. i hope you can imagine what her victory meant to gay and lesbian americans, especially to young people. i am enemy because i know she -- emily because i know emily removed barriers for all of us. [applause] >> hello. i served as the granite state along with our democratic senator and our democratic congresswoman.

it is fair to say that all of us and answer to the name even our other united states senator is a woman. that means new hampshire is the first state in our country's history to be represented in congress and the governor's office entirely by women. [applause] that is not happen by accident. it happened because thousands of women over many years worked hand-in-hand to get women elected. list because emily's helped me when i was in the

state senate. i even hired an emily's list staffer to manage my campaign. thank you matt burgess for a great campaign. we all turned out the women's vote. and they voted in overwhelming numbers for democratic candidates across the country. i have a big job in front of me. i know i am not a loan there are a lot of emilys in my life. we can see what we accomplish when we work together. in our family we are all emily. thank you. [applause] >> i have worked with emily's

list for a very long time. in 1994 when i ran statewide for the first time in office that has never been held by a woman or a democrat, emily's office was there. i had the pleasure of being one of the girls on the bus as we toured across the southern tier of colorado. going from town to town, talking to womena dn men about how e was.ant that stayw

we're talking about how important that state was. we ate pizza together. we drank a few adult beverages together. it made a big difference. we read able to spread the news. i learned once you are emily you are emily forever. i am so delighted to have a chance to say that family and not only inspired me but now is inspiring a whole generation of new candidates, men and women, if you will change this country forever. i am here because i am emily and i will be emily forever. [applause] >> i am a military spouse from the great state of michigan, home of the governor jennifer. we will be representing michigan in tomorrow's inaugural

parade. i seen the struggles are military families in door and the importance of making sure our government protect and serve as those who protect and serve us. as an attorney and a dean of one of the top law schools in the midwest, i run an institution that promote access to justice and six to train the next generation of leaders and public servants. early support from emily's list helped me raise my voice and share my story. the staffer came to michigan looked me in the eye and said he knew i had what it took to win. thanks to her support i was able to earn more votes than any other democratic candidates

in the state of michigan. electing pro-choice democratic women meet early support an early investment in young female candidates. it means nurturing us, our careers, and strengthening our ability to lead. it also means recognizing that our vote is our boys. -- voice./ women voters everywhere are informed and engage in ready to participate. emily's list perseveres and stands for all of us. thank you. >> i am senator tammy baldwin.

[applause] thank you. thank you. thank you to all the incredible people in this room who have done so much for me and so much to help elect pro-choice women across this country. i am so proud to be one of nine emily's list women reelected in 2012 to the u.s. senate's and one of 20 women sworn in earlier this month, the most ever in our nation's history. [applause]

no one runs for senate alone. no one runs for senate alone and wins. i was never alone, not for a single minute. you were with me every single step of the day. back in may 2011 when the senator announced that he was retiring, i convened a conference call to figure out whether there was a way i could step up and run. just like you have been with me for so long, emily's list was there for me at that moment. you were there day one when i ran for the house of representatives back in 1998. the pundits said i could not win. you were there with me every step of the way. i became the first woman to

represents a woman in the house. -- wisconsin in the house. and on the first day of this long journey you were there for me with sage advice, plenty of encouragement and a commitment to stand with me every single day. you follow it through and then some. thousands of you, your staff, your leadership that was not all. my campaign team developed their skills at emily's list either from your staff for excellent training. my senior advisers and others alumni working tirelessly on my

behalf. there lot of people that doubted that i could win. when ever they did family would say she is been under estimated her entire career. she can do this. if i ever doubt i could win all i had to do was remember they had been with me my whole career. we can do this. there are many people here who did so much i'm going to thank you the best i know how. i'm going to ask you to do more. in my election night speech i told the crowd that was gather there that i was proud to have the honor of being the first woman elected from wisconsin and proud of the facts i would

be the first openly gay member of the united states senate. [applause] i do not run to make history. i ran to make a difference. a difference in the lives of families 75 doric and pay the -- struggling to find work and pay bills. students who are struggling with debt. the difference in the lives of veterans who fought for us and need someone fighting for them when they return home from war. the difference in the lives of all entrepreneurs is trying to build a business and working people trying to build economic security. i ran to make a difference.

i intend to make a difference. just like nobody runs and wins a senate race alone, no one moves a country forward alone. just like i could not have won the election without the people in this very room, we cannot move the nation forward without your continued involvement. look around you in this room today. it is extraordinary. on monday, looked across the mall. everywhere there are women whose leadership can change the course of history. thousands of them make a decision about whether to seek public office. too many will hear the voices of the senate. -- the cynics. those that turn to emily's list

for help will find training and support. many will run and many will win. [applause] together we will move our nation forward. i am a united states senator tammy baldwin and i am emily. [applause] please join me in welcoming my friends and an extraordinary leader whose tireless work led to the election of women across our nation be president of emily's list. [applause]

>> thank you so much. thank you to our national co- chair and our coast and sponsors and a special thank you is your council members. it is always great to see so many good friends, especially when we have so much to celebrate together. look around. this is what making history looks like.

it is a senate with 21 men, -- women, including the first women senators from massachusetts and hawaii. it is 16 new pro-choice democratic women in congress. it is the first openly gay senator the first asian american woman senator. the first congress women who served in combat. we have three new women under the age of 40. it is a congress with no alan west, no joe walsh, and no todd

akin. we have fought so hard. we have one so much. we have come so far i am so proud as a woman and as an american. make no mistake. we are not done. we are still going to have to protect our middle-class from devastating cuts to programs that families rely on. we're still going to face threats to workers and voters rights. we're still going to hear phrases like legitimate rape and transvaginal probe. it does not listen to reason.

they sure do not learn from experience. if they remain as dangerous as ever. i have had enough playing defense. enough. we have earned this at the table many times over. now it is our time to take our place at the head of the table. this was a mandate for women's leadership. our lives were under attack. our candidates ran and won across the country. our vote proved decisive in electing the president. now it is our turn to drive the conversation.

[applause] nobody works harder to turn out women's voters and emily's list. nobody knows more about why they voted the way they did. they stood up not just to preserve the right to make their own health care decisions but to secure equal pay for equal work, it to protect medicare for seniors and to build an economy that works for the middle class. that is exactly what we should expect from washington. i am proud to say we have a president we can count on it. president obama has taken strong stands with women and families on health care, equality, economic security. he appointed two fantastic women to the united states

supreme court. he chose his biggest rival to be his biggest partner on the world stage. we are so proud of hillary clinton. [applause] president obama trusts women and women can trust president obama. we have reason to feel good about where we stand today. with the movements like the one we have built together we have reason to aim high in the years to come. last cycle we more than quintupled the size of our community.

we were using technology to open our doors to another generation of women and men where we meet up. we are reaching them where they are, helping them understand what is at stake and adding their voices to our movement. i am proud to say that emily's list is now more than 2 million members strong. let's make it 5 million. let's do it. i want to see emily's list expand to the next cycle. i literally mean right now. immediately. there are donor cards at your table and candidates who need to now. we are in the business of

winning elections. i have been in that business awhile now. i have opened a lot of envelops from emily's list of donors. i have seen a lot. i have accepted speeches and i have helped make a few republicans give them. this is the difference between joe walsh and tammy, between todd akin and claire mccaskill, between mitt romney and barack obama. is matters. that is why even as campaigns

evolve, our commitment to winning will never change. nuts and bolts matter. we will continue to be there at the moments that matter most. we were there from the start in massachusetts. i answered all of elizabeth warrants questions about running for office would be like. she decided to run anyway. we were there in wisconsin when everyone else saw tammy baldwin as a long shot. i think they're close to did not think she had a shock at all. now they're calling her senate term. we read their in new hampshire for years building a pipeline of great candidates.

new hampshire has and all women delegation led by a great democratic woman. we will be there to hold republicans accountable when they threaten our rights. we will be there to stand with our candidates when karl rove goes on the attack. we will be there in the final moments when mobilizing women voters makes all of the difference. the only thing that will change is that we want more members joining our cause, up more pro- choice women coming up through the pipeline.

more emily's list candidates running up and down the ballot. most of all, more nights like the ones we had on november 6. leadinglist has been this fight for 28 years. we have seen so many milestones. we have stood by so many amazing women. we stepped in to help women take the next step. it started with barbara mikulski and has not stopped since. barbara boxer, kay hagan, elizabeth warren, tammy baldwin, and the numbers keep

going. we have seen so many incredible women in this room today. all of those victories have less us to this moment. we are ready to take the next step. we are ready to be the springboard for the next generation of democratic women leaders. ready to elect more democratic women governors in 2014. ready to help nancy pelosi get her gavel back. ready to put a democratic woman

in the oval office. the stars with putting a woman on the democratic ticket in 2016. our goal is within reach. our movement has never been stronger. our time is now. there is strength in numbers and in this room. let's celebrate. tomorrow let's get to work. thank you so much. welcome to the stage all of the amazing emily's list candidates past and present. come on up. ♪

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ourselves with the forces suffering. >> you ought to take a advantage of the. >> of the city in this country is nothing short of a public health crisis. >> will antenna's tommy when someone had their own agenda -- tell me when someone has their own agenda. >> 5 of pizza of what is going on with american women -- i think of a window on what is going on with american women. >> many of the women, a lot of them were writers. journalists -- the road books. >> they are in many cases -- they are not first and foremost defined by critical -- political

ambition. >> dolly was socially adept and politically savvy. >> she loved every minute of it. monroe hated it. >> she warned her husband, you cannot rule without including what women want and what women have to contribute. >> url breathless -- too much looking down. i think it was too fast. not enough change of pace. >> probably the most tragic of all the first place. they never shared a marriage. >> she later wrote that i myself never made any decisions. i only decided what was important and when to presented to my husband. stop and think about how much power that is -- a lot of power. >> part of the battle against cancer is to fight the fear that

accompanies the disease. >> she transformed the way we look at these and made it possible for countless people to survive and to flourish as a result. i do not know how many presidents realistically have that impact on the way we live our lives. >> walking around the white house grounds, i am constantly reminded about all the people who have lived there before and particularly all the women. >> the first ladies, their private and public lives -- c- span is teaming up with the white house historical association for an original series for television. first ladies, influence and image -- airing over seasons -- two seasons. season one begins president stay at 9:00 p.m. on c-span, c-span at 9:00 p.m. on c-span, c-span